The Aggies stormed back in the second half when Gabriel Sanchez scored 3 goals in a 14 minute span to level the game and the Ags manage a 3-3 draw with Pacific. The Ags are now 0-1-2 on the season.

The Ags are down 3-0 to Pacific in the first 12:41 of the game. The Aggie defense is very porous to say the least.

Ags lose at Santa Clara 1-0 and fall to 1-3 for the season.

The Ags are currently showing as 24.5 point favorites with and over/under of 63.5 points.

AI consensus score prediction is 42-18 Aggies.

Good for Niko! He was such a solid player for us...tough as nails and always giving 100%. I hope he does well playing professionally.

Good for Carl! He'll be playing close to his home and family. I would have loved to have him finish his career here though.

Wow, now that brings back some memories! What a fantastic 3 day line for only $15. I'd be there right along with Oldbanduhalum!

Now that was some amazing music!

I have another hunch....we aren't going to miss Pinnick at all. — SochorField

Trial by fire for Pinnick:

I'm excited to see how this group comes together. We had to get bigger and stronger in order to compete in the MWC and it looks like Les has addressed that need. We definitely have good size with 7 players listed at 6'8 and taller.

I thought it was an interesting comment from Les regarding emphasizing recruiting foreign players for their ability to run and create space on the floor. Mobile, big men who can defend in the paint but also have an extended range of shots is the trend in the modern era of basketball.

Adapting to the physicality of the college game is one of the biggest challenges that all players new to college basketball face and some folks say that it's even more challenging for new foreign players to adapt to that style of play. We saw that with Suljanović last season so I expect that there will be some growing pains while many of our new players get used to the physicality of the college game this year as well. It's going to take some time for this team to come together early on with all the new players we have on the roster but, hopefully, by the time that conference play begins, they will be a much more cohesive unit.

It's good to hear that you thought that Stokes was even stronger this year. He was unusually physical and fearless last year as a true freshman so he must be in "beast mode" now. I like the progress we saw from Suljanović last season so I'm not surprised that you feel like he has made great progress. Both he and Chappell have beautiful shots from deep. It would really be something to see if those two along with Sevilla were to catch fire from beyond the arc all in the same game.

I've always felt like Les could build something special here in men's basketball if he had the resources he needs to be competitive with the really good mid-majors which isn't easy given our academic values compared with most other good programs. It appears that the Athletics Department has made that commitment to the program as a requirement of joining the MWC and, like a space rocket being launched, we may not take off with lightening speed but I like the upward trajectory of the program.

Thanks, Mike. My wife and I got the invitation also. We had planned to attend but I came down with a nasty, summer cold a couple days ago and I didn't think it would be a good idea to spread it around!

The invite mentioned that there would be some"insights from Les." Did he have anything to say about the team and the upcoming season?

The game ends in a 2-2 draw. I don't think the Ags will be happy with a draw though with Poly playing down 2 players for 41 minutes of the second half yet the Ags couldn't get a W.

Ags finally get the equalizer at the 87:52 mark...2-2.

Ags get an own goal on a ball fired off the shin of a Poly player that ricocheted into the net in the 63rd minute. Poly still leads 2-1.

Second red card sends another Poly player off in the 48th minute. Poly is now down to 9 players but still leads 2-0.

Poly leads the Ags 2-0 at the half. Poly scored on two easy goals and the Ags misfired on their two best chances they had in the half. However, with 20 seconds to go in the half a Poly player got a yellow card which was reviewed on video by the referee and he changed the call to a red card on the Poly player and a yellow on the Aggie player so Poly is down to 10 for the second half.

I'm watching the game on the MW+ network and it is excellent...much, much better than what we've gotten used to seeing on ESPN+ especially the camera work and replays. Sound quality is excellent also.

Can you indicate which are the home and the away games?

I see that now. I read it wrong...

Dang...not a good start for the men's or the women's soccer teams so far this year.